Rock Climbing continues to grow in popularity because its fun, adventurous and challenges the body and mind. The fitness benefits of rock climbing continue to add to the popularity of the sport providing a full body workout for all ages and strength levels. Rock climbing offers a nonstop physical challenge while simultaneously engaging your mind….

If you talk to the average health club-goer – or even the personal trainers – about what fitness equipment they or their clients use, you’ll get the standard answer of the treadmill, stationary bikes, free weight or machines. Some of them will talk about the classes they attend like yoga or zumba or the products…

Cardio fitness videos and exergaming is one of the more efficient ways to engage the new member at your club. These interactive games can not only get the blood pumping, but can do so much more. Studies have shown that the best cardio workouts can be when the participant doesn’t even know their exercising with active…

The state of New York is facing some serious weather rightnow, but next week if the state survives the New York AHPERD will be hostingtheir annual Suffolk Zone conference where over 800 physical educationteachers, school administrators, and fitness industry personal will gettogether and showcase the latest methods at bringing children into healthyactive lifestyles. This year…

New products like the Nexersys keep the Exergaming market fresh bycombining technology, games, and fitness. Exercise and getting a great workout does not need to be work, itdoes not need to be boring, it can be fun and engaging. All goodExergaming products will do this. Commercial grade Exergame products have been used for many…

Last year, I was offered the opportunity to test a new product,MOVE + by Motion Fitness. I was extremelyexcited for this and now fortunate enough to write about my experiences. I guess there is something to say about firstimpressions and by seeking professional developments when you are canattend. As a member of TEN (The…

Most oftenwellness programs focus on improving employee fitness levels along withemphasizing good nutrition. Seldom isany specific attention given to retaining and improving the functions of thebrain. “A life-long commitment tostimulating brain activity contributes to quality of life, especially in thelater years. Exercises that promote brain health vary widely and include physicalactivities such as walking and intellectually…

The 8th Annual Games for HealthConference is now in the rear view mirror! On June 12-14 hundreds of game developers,health professionals, and leading researchers gathered to discover, brainstorm,and debate how videogame and videogames technologies can work to improve health& healthcare. Founded in 2004, the Games forHealth Project supports community, knowledge and business development effortsto use…

Research on Xavix Last year, we were involved in a research project examining Xavix’s Jackie Chan Run to two traditional tools for assessing fitness in middle school kids ( 1 mile run and PACER shuttle run). Here’s the abstract for this study: Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine whether a correlation existed between…